Arizona State University Parasympathetic System Critical Thinking Questions

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Your responses must be typed using MLA or APA format (12 pt font, double-spaced), and should be a MINIMUM OF 1 FULL PAGE. Please make sure you are connecting the information to your personal stress management journey and experiences when applicable. YOU MUST USE PROPER CITATIONS! Please remember that when you directly copy out of the book, paraphrase from the book, or summarize the book, which will be in expected in every single assignment where you read chapters, you must use in-text citations as well as cite the source on a Works Cited or Bibliography Page.

MLA Citation for our book:

NAPOLI, MARIA. “The Joy of Living in the Parasympathetic Nervous System”. BEYOND STRESS: Strategies

for Blissful Living, KENDALL HUNT, 2017.

Please answer the following critical thinking questions from chapter 2: The Joy of Living in the Parasympathetic System.

1. Which part of the nervous system excites the body for the fight-or-flight response, and which part of the nervous system calms the body down for the rest-and-relaxation response? Please use complete sentences.

2. How do somatic exercises like, Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong help calm the nervous system down? Which of these exercises do you personally connect with and why? Please use complete sentences.

3. What was the most impactful concept you learned in this chapter and why? Please use complete sentences.

( The second question is extra credit and very easy)

The ASU Center for Mindfulness is still offering meditation online right now.

In order to receive the 5 points of extra credit you must:

– attend TWO sessions (the link is below) and provide documentation (screenshot of your computer screen) proving you were there when you submit the extra credit.

– Write a minimum 1 page reflection explaining your experiences and what meditation has done for you and can do for you personally.

**YOU MUST ATTEND 2 MEDITATIONS FOR EXTRA CREDIT. IF YOU ONLY ATTEND 1 YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY EXTRA CREDIT**

Link to the Mindfulness Centerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1SbTpMoBcA&feature=youtu.be (Links to an external site.)

On their main page you will find the link for their Monday-Friday live meditation sessions from 12:00pm-1pm.